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What is Atripla?

Atripla™ is a combination of efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir, three widely used antiretroviral drugs. It is designed to be taken as one tablet once a day. It may be prescribed for use alone as a complete treatment option or in combination with other antiretroviral medications.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Treat my HIV 299 78
Improve immune function 12 6
Other 10 2
General health 4 1
none 2 0
Don't know 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
11 13%
Moderate
17 21%
Mild
37 45%
None
17 21%

Most commonly reported side effects

Vivid dreams
49 60%
tiredness
31 38%
Dizziness
30 37%
mild sense of balance /dizziness
20 24%
inconsistent sleep pattern
20 24%
Balance problems
13 16%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Atripla. See all 20 dosages ►

  daily 1 daily 1 mg daily 1 tbs. daily 2 tbs. daily 10 g daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 daily 600 mg-200 mg-300 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 1100 mg daily 1200 mg daily 2 x 600 mg-200 mg-300 mg daily 3 x 600 mg-200 mg-300 mg daily 30 x 600 mg-200 mg-300 mg daily 100 x 600 mg-200 mg-300 mg daily
  32 Number of Patients: 32 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 226 Number of Patients: 226 27 Number of Patients: 27 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Atripla (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
21 60% Side effects too severe: 60%
Doctor's advice
9 26% Doctor's advice: 26%
Other
7 20% Other: 20%
Personal research
3 9% Personal research: 9%
Did not seem to work
1 3% Did not seem to work: 3%
Expense
1 3% Expense: 3%
Not indicated
1 3% Not indicated: 3%

See all 33 patients who’ve stopped taking Atripla

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Atripla

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
8
26
36
57
47

Stopped Taking Atripla

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
10
4
5
7
5
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
74 90%
Usually
7 9%
Sometimes
1 1%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
5 6%
Somewhat
14 17%
A little
22 27%
Not at all
41 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
7 9%
$100-199
3 4%
$50-99
9 11%
$25-49
11 13%
< $25
38 46%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.